The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-26
O'BRlEN NARROWLY ESCAPES BE-
ING MURDERED OUTRIGHT.
The Irish Envoy and a Party Of Three
or Four Friends Set Upon by a
Mob ofa Thousand Roughs.


at the hotel and asked Mr.. OBrien
to go out and have walk. Several
gentlemen present suggested that it
would not be prudent, as darkness
hsd fallen and a crowd Of about two
hundred rowdies had gathered around
the hotel kissing, hooting and groan-
ing. Mr.. OBrien, however, persist
ed in going.
Upon leaving the hotel with his
friends the mob groaned and Missed
into Mr.. O'Brien's face such cries as
"Awsy. traitor!'' Down with the
dynamiter!' and "God save the
Queen?" ''Come on" said Mr..
OBrien smiling; ''these men don't
own the streets" And the three
pushed through the crowd, with Mr..
Mulligan and R. B. Teepy bringing
up the rear.
A riot was imminent as the Orange.
men were armed with short sticks,
just as they were in the meeting at
French Park. They came up to Mr..
O'Brien 80 he strobe along York
street with his friends and showed
him and jostled agsinst him, making
several attempts to strike him on the
bsad with sticks. He lodged the
blows, however, and his friends raj.
lied around him. But they were as
one to fifty. The body guard was
broken sgsin and again, and Mr..
OBrien driven up against the wall.
Here, with Kilbride, Wall, Multi
gan and Cahill, the little party stood
at bay, Mr. OBrien shouted at the
top Of his voice: you cowardly
dogs, don't YOU see we are not armed?
let rs alone" Kisses an3 cries OF
aGod save the Queen and groans
for the dynamiters greeted this sp.
peal. Two policemen stood near by
but made no effort to disperse the
mob, The party then turned into
King street while the crowd increased.
From the windows of some of the
houses in this street broken bricks
we're dropped down on the crowd.
Mr. OBrien and his party, however,
escaped injury so far. AS the party
turned into Bay street D. P. Cahill,
secretary Of the local branch of the
Lesgue, had his hat knocked off by
stone.
Now the Orangemen began their
real attack. for Bay street furnished
good opportunity, being covered all
oyer With elay, bE9kep bricks and
cebble stanes. Mr.. O'Brien had on
tall hat, which furnished good
target. Mr.: Wall was on his right
and Kilbride and J. A. Mulligan
were on his left. A volley of broken
bricks and cobble stones soon came
aylag from the centre Of the Orange:
mea, missing their heads but knock
ing the plaster of the adjacent wall.
Shouts Of ITO hell with the Pope"
"Kill the trsiter!p' and 50 on, rose
high above the din.
OBrien's party were still on the
side walk and the Orangemen in the
street. D. T. kellogg, reporter Of
the New York Sun now rushed be:
hind QRrieu and 9as about to warn
him, when . stone struck OBrien's
hat and knocked it off: O'Brien
staoped his bead, and J. NJ. Wall,
Whe was standing by his side, lifted
his head TO look In the direction from
whence the missile came, when huge
stone struck him on the side Of the
head and tumbled him heels over
head. He reeled into Johnson's lane,
. little alley running off Bay street,
and fell upon 8 heap Of stones.
Dennis KilbFIae, Mr.: Teepy, treas:
aser Of the National league, and Mr..
Mann, telegram reporter, lifted him
up and carried him into Cooper's
drue store, where his wound was
dressed by DR.. Frazer, and he was
then helped to the Rossin Rouse.
The cut made BY the stone is two
inches long, slightly above the left
temple. take csre of this man."
saaid sa M4r. '4 FeeRy. addressing police:
man, As be is wonnaed: Let him
take cage Qf himself,s returned the
policeman. What does he want
here"
Ar. Q'Brieu and his friends then
turned into Wellington street, the
gtones still atlying and the yelling and
gF9ans louder, if possible, than ever:
Mr.. 0'BEien attempted to take ref.
uge in shsrp's laundry, and failing
In that, rushed into the bicycle store
Of Thomas Lslor, Jr., adjoining. A
yosley Of stones shattered the win.
dows and the mob burst in, yelling
like demons anu showering missiles
in the direction which Mr.. O'Brlen
nod Sobo1 toror,3e tho end nf thp